Prime Minister inducts 19 new faces in the cabinet

05 Jul 2016 Evaluate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inducted 19 new faces, who have been chosen after an exhaustive vetting process to carry forward the government's vision of 'Gaon, Garib aur Kisan'. The 19 leaders from the BJP and alliance partners the Apna Dal, AGP and RPI were sworn-in at a glittering ceremony held at the Rastrapati Bhawan. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office and secrecy to them. Minister of State with independent charge Prakash Javadekar has been elevated to the Cabinet rank.

The Ministers of State are Faggan Singh Kulste, S S Ahluwalia, Ramesh Jigjinagi, Vijay Goel, Ramdas Athawale, Rajen Gohain, Anil Madhav Dave, Parshottam Rupala, M J Akbar, Arjun Ram Meghwal, Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Ajay Tamta, Smt. Krishna Raj, Mansukh Mandaviya, Anupriya Patel, C R Chaudhary, P P Chaudhary, Dr Subhash Bhamre. This is the second expansion of the PM Modi's government. With today's induction, the total number of Ministers in the Union Council has gone up to 83.

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